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Household of Robert Trail (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Trail and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Trail, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Trail, born in 1835 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robina (born 1878 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, Andrew (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Son, James G (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Alexander (born 1880 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Robert Trail's household

Male

Robert

Trail

Head
Female

Eliza

Trail

Wife
Male

Andrew

Erskine

Step Son
Male

James G

Erskine

Step Son
Female

Eliza

Trail

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Trail

Daughter
Female

Jane

Trail

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Trail

Daughter
Female

Robina

Trail

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Simpson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Trail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Trail

Head

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Trail

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Erskine

Step Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James G

Erskine

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Trail

Daughter

-

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Trail

Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Trail

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Trail

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robina

Trail

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Simpson

Boarder

-

1

1880

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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